TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1266, 18 November 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Nov.. 13,

The Oriental Banking Company are considering a scheme for undertaking to pay.tho'liabilities;of,th%,q'l3 bank.

The. Royal Society will not support the claims of Dr Uavey, of Walmeabury,'Victoria, as the inventor of the electric telegraph. The claims 'of; Dr Davey were brought under the notice' of the English Government by the! Royal Society of Victoria, through the Premier of the colony. ".•■»•

Nov. 14

, In the House of Commons yesterday, the credit votes asked for by Government on account of army and nayy, and for military operations .im- Egypt and South Africa, were passed.

Paris; Nov. J 3. Eighty-one deaths from cholera occurred yesterday. " '

Cairo, Nov. IS.

Telegrams are to hmvl from! Par's announcing that the French Government have received despatches' from the Soudan reporting that General } Gordon had been shot at and killed while proceeding from Khartoum to Berber. N» confirmatory intelligence hasyet reachc'l" Sir Evelyn Baring, and he discredits the statement contained in the! Pari>

telegram. A telegram has been received fr»m the Mudir «.f Dongbia, stating" that 4 force of 12,000 of the Mahdi's troop*, under hio fighting chief, is now marching upon Dongola.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Nov. 14,

The Agent-General in London telegraphs to Gi-vernnv-nt that it is not probable the Federation Enabling Bib will be introduced in the Imperial Parliament this pessioo.

In the cricket match commencing trday between the All-England team and an eleven of Victoria, the latter wj 1 not be composed of any members of the Australian team which returned from England.

Sydney, Nov. 14. > Arrived, Wednesday evening-—S.S. Hauroto, from Wellington. Mr Alexander Stuart, the Premier, is greatly improved in health. He ka> now gone for a visit to the country. Sailed, this afternoon—\Vaihora, •.*., for Auckland.

Brisbane, Oct. 14.

A Bill providing for the payment of Members was read a second time in the Assembly last night. H.M. gunboat Swinger has armed at Cooktown and anhounctd that the protectorate over New Guinea was pro. claimed on the 6th inst. The ceremony was a very impressive one ; fivet ships of war were at anchor off shore, and 50 native chiefs were present. Arrived, this afternoon—Lusitanis, s.s. from Plymouth, with the inward Brindisi mails, dated London, October 10th.